Eric Boles

President and Founder of The Game Changers Inc., Business and Leadership Coach, and Former NFL Professional

Topics: Leadership, Change, Employee Engagement, Teamwork, Attitude, Inspirational & Motivational, Black History Month, Business Leadership, Elite Performance, Business, Corporate Culture, Customer Experience, Sports, Societal Issues

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Biography

Through a combination of coaching, consulting, and training, Eric Boles helps organizations collapse time, achieve goals quickly, and function within their purpose and values. The results organizations experience are real and powerful. He helps organizations such as Dunkin’ Brands, Aviva, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines, New Season Markets, and others take leaps toward reaching their organizational goals with company-wide support and enthusiasm.

Eric Boles is a seasoned keynote speaker, having delivered his inspiring and thought-provoking insights to thousands of leaders annually. His expertise in Leadership, Culture Change, Team Dynamics, and Peak Performance has been sought after by renowned clients such as Hasbro, Kraft Foods, USAA, U.S. Air Force, New York Life, CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, and the National Association of Realtors. Eric’s speaking engagements span across various sectors including education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services.

Before becoming a high-performance authority, Eric Boles learned many team dynamics and leadership principles from his experience playing in the National Football League. He was coached and mentored by some of the finest coaches and players in the league. Eric is an avid sports fan, golfer, and reader. He and his wife Cindy have two daughters, Taylor and Madison.

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FEARLESS LEADERSHIP

Fear is a major reason people don’t move forward to new levels. Fear of change, fear of rejection, fear of confrontation and even fear of success can hold us back. Strategies for conquering our fears and changing our mindset and focusing on desired outcomes are outlined. Fear and confidence are contagious and we need to manage our input to control our output.

MOVING TO GREAT

How can we be at our best more of the time? What qualities do peak performers have that allows them to perform at the next level? How do we align our goals and values to stay focused on our desired outcomes. This message will focus on habits and attitudes to move to new levels.

LEADING THROUGH CHANGE

Rapid change continues to impact our lives. How can we lead ourselves and others through the changes. We will look at the reasons why people don’t like change and how we can overcome those barriers. Often fear and lack of confidence enter into our decision processes as well. What are you modeling? It’s all up to leadership!

LEADING AND MANAGING CHANGE IN THE NEW REALITY

Leading and Managing Change has never been easy. But it’s never been more challenging than it is today in this “New Normal” or “New Reality”. The customer has never been more demanding, the competition never stiffer, employees less engaged, and change and technology advances only getting faster. Plus, despite all these demands, many leaders are being asked to accomplish more, faster and remain flexible to marketplace demands and changes.

Key Points of this Presentation:
- Leaders becoming “Dealers of Hope”.
- Changing the Momentum.
- Three reasons you may be resisting change.
- Leading to win or not to lose?
- The need to give and receive timely feedback and act on it.
- Overcoming fear and uncertainty and leading more courageously.
- Seeing the potential through all the hazards and noise around you.
- Communicating the “Why” and the “How” to change.
- Having difficult conversations…making tough decisions….taking action.
- No longer allowing good intentions to be a substitute for actual accomplishment.
- Inspiring your people and leading and modeling the change.
- Being at your “best” more of the time.
- The need to be resilient and to bounce back quickly.

Testimonials

WOW!!!! The nearly 1,000 attendees are still “buzzing” about your powerful message weeks afterwards. I would enthusiastically recommend your services to anyone!

– Dunkin Donuts Senior Vice President

Eric’s session on “Managing and Leading Change” received an incredible response! It made a real impact on our people. He was definitely the best speaker Motorola has had in many years.

– Motorola Vice President

Eric brings a level of passion and conviction to his message that guarantees the engagement of the audience. Both our Michelin employees and our customers have benefitted from and enjoyed his messages. I would strongly endorse Eric to anyone seeking an engaging leadership speaker.

– Michelin COO

I want to thank you for the delivery of such a powerful and motivational presentation at our Retail Distribution National Meeting. You invigorated our managers and left them excited about leading through the changes and opportunities that lie ahead of our firm.

– TD Ameritrade President

Thank you for the wonderful job you did speaking with our leadership teams at Nationwide. Your message resonated with our culture and your energy and “real world” examples brought great inspiration, encouragement and motivation to the day to day tasks of leaders throughout our organization.

– Nationwide Financial President and COO

You did an “AMAZING” job! The halls were buzzing afterwards and you were spot on with your entire message. Your presentation on “Moving to Great” was just what our organization needed.

– Hasbro Toys Training Director

Thank you so much for your recent visits to Amsterdam and spending time with our Starbucks International Team. It’s very clear your message resonates across continents! You have a natural ability to ignite the leader within all of us and inspire real action to be taken. I look forward to the next steps in our journey.

– Starbucks International Senior Vice President

Your stimulating presentation was the perfect kickoff for our audience of clients from across Europe, Africa and the Middle East along with our Swiss Re colleagues. Your fantastic speech combined with practical tips gave us so much food for thought and raised the energy level for the entire day. And your personal story about fear and danger and how fear can grow was just brilliant!

– Swiss Re Europe Vice President